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Proverbs 25:19

Faithfulness and loyaltyFriendshipDiscouragement and depression

17 Seldom set foot in your neighbor’s house, lest he grow weary and hate you.

18 Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.

20 Like one who removes a garment on a cold day or vinegar poured on a wound is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.

21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.

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BSB
Like a broken tooth or a foot out of joint is confidence in a faithless man in time of trouble.
KJV
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
WEB
Confidence in someone unfaithful in time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a lame foot.
ASV
Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble Is [like] a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint.
DARBY
A broken tooth, and a tottering foot, is confidence in an unfaithful [man] in the day of trouble.
BLB
A tooth broken or a foot tottering [is] trust in one acting treacherously in a day of distress.
ÅB
Som en skjør tann og en vaklende fot er tillit til den troløse på nødens dag.
OTB
Som en dårlig tann eller en halt fot er tillit til den utro i trengselstider.
B1930
Som en skjør tann og en vaklende fot er tillit til den troløse på nødens dag.

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